WFG RATING: B+

Quiver Distribution presents a Fastback Films/Traplight Productions film in association with Beast Branded Content. Directed by Lawrence Jacomelli. Produced by Lawrence Jacomelli, Victoria Hinks Taylor, Zaina Tibi. Written by Lawrence Jacomelli, George Kelly, Victoria Hinks Taylor. Cinematography by Pascal Combes-Knoke. Edited by Ross Evison.

Stars John Schwab, Britni Camacho, Sydney Brumfield, Brandon Brown, and Felix Merback.

A young woman in a small town comes face-to-face with a deadly sheriff in this tense psychological thriller from Lawrence Jacomelli.

Bobbi Torres is on the brink of leaving an abusive relationship when she enters a small town in the middle of the desert. When she arrives at the gas station, she immediately attracts the attention of Sheriff Bilstein. Bilstein, as the only law enforcement in the area, likes to do things his way. He warns Bobbi not to cause any trouble, and Bobbi is planning to adhere to get gas and be on her way.

She soon discovers that Bilstein is no ordinary sheriff. It all starts when he falsely accuses her of driving with texting and hitting his toplight with an object which she never did. Forced to pay off the debt, Bobbi meets some of the locals, who also warn her about Bilstein. When waitress Anna asks Bobbi for a ride out of town, they are pursued by Bilstein, but it soon becomes even deadlier. Can Bobbi get out of town before it’s too late?

A very tense thriller from the film’s opening scene to its finale, this is a definitive cat-and-mouse game between a young woman with enough problems and the sheriff who makes things even more complicated for her. The performances by Britni Camacho and John Schwab are both emotionally driven and powerful as the film goes on and on, being the reason to see the film.

In the case of Bobbi, it tends to be a character study on her part as she is a woman who is trying to break free from an abusive relationship. We see her on the phone with her sister, who is trying for Bobbi to reconsider getting back with the boyfriend, Red. We also see Red’s numerous attempts to contact Bobbi to get her back. While Bobbi tends to be the damsel in distress at times, she is also a tough cookie and realizes that in order to escape, she must use the very same strength and wit that led her to wanting to get out of a dangerous situation despite being in another one.

As for the Sheriff, from the moment you see him on screen, it’s obvious who our antagonist is here. Bilstein is extremely manipulative, psychotic, and very unforgiving of things. He takes the law to a whole new level of madness. However, the piece de resistance for him is what he does in the film’s opening and later, to Bobbi. It is a sick and sadistic game he likes to play for his pleasure of bloodlust and at this point, you’re definitely rooting for Bobbi, despite sometimes being somewhat awful in her own right at first.

Blood Star is tense, gripping, and emotionally driven thanks to the performances of Britni Camacho and John Schwab. This is one cat-and-mouse game you may not want to miss.

The film is now available on Demand and Digital